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Le Nouveau Gardenia(1935)
Coty · Coty in-house perfumers · Floral
At a glance
A gardenia soliflore from Coty's in-house perfumers, opening on bergamot before the gardenia heart, closing on musk and sandalwood. Le Nouveau Gardenia, The New Gardenia, suggests a reformulation or refreshed take on an established gardenia theme, part of Coty's continued exploration of rich, tropical white florals throughout the interwar period.
Did you know?
This scent's musk note is almost certainly synthetic — discovered by accident in 1888 while researching explosives.
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Le Nouveau Gardenia is a fragrance from Coty, released in 1935 and composed by Coty in-house perfumers. It sits in the Floral family. It opens with Bergamot, moves into a heart of Gardenia, and settles into a base of Musk and Sandalwood.
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